Step 3: Hookups (continued)

Hookup 6

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Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch

Recommended use

By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.

What you can do with this hookup

Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR (the A/B switch is set to A)

Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box (the A/B switch is set to B)

What you can’t do

Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is set to B)

Wall Splitter

A/B switch

A B

Cable box

IN

OUT

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

A

or

VHF

B

or

UHF

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

VHF

C

UHF

Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C.

For connector types B and C, no UHF connection is required.

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Getting Started

SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040-11 (1)

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Sony SLV-685HF manual Wall Splitter Switch Cable box, For connector types B and C, no UHF connection is required